Tobacco and match pouch



C. H. EDDY.

TOBACCO AND MATCH POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1915.

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TOBACCO AND MATCH POUCH.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Application filed May 3, 1915. Serial No. 25,475.

Td'aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. EDDY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county ofBristol, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in T0- bacco and Match Pouches, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

, The object of this invention is to provide a specially convenient, andreasonably cheap, pouch or container for cut or granular tobacco,including means for agitating the mass of tobacco in the event that itbecomes caked, also for discharging a pipe-full of said tobacco througha closable discharge opening, and my said device also includes areceptacle for matches; all being contained in a case Which ispreferably formed of metal and is so shaped and sized that it may beconveniently carried in the pocket of the user.

The annexed drawing illustrates my improved pouch, Figure 1 being a sideView of the same, approximately full size, and Fig. 2 is a central,vertical, sectional View of the same. Fig. 8 is a lower end view of thepouch. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 44 of Fig. 1and Fig. 5 is a like View takerron the line 5-5 of said Fig. 1.

Referring to these drawings, the reference letter a indicates the pouchproper, the same being preferably, of sheet metal or the likesubstantial material. Said pouch is shaped,

in transverse section, as an elongated oval and the lower portion isformed with an opening I) which is'n'ormally closed by a hinged gate 0.e

The upper, central, portion of the pouch is notched as at d to receive,and protect, a valve-rod e which is slidably mounted in the pouch andcarries at its lower end (Within the pouch) a plunger disk 7 which isnor mally located an inch or so above the dis charge opening 5, thearrangement being such that, when the rod e is forced downward, theplunger disk f will operate to stir up and separate the grains oftobacco and will force a certain quantity of the tobacco out through theopening I). At one side of the notch d I provide a partition 9 thusproviding a match receptacle which has a spring-controlled cover h. Atthe other side of said notch. I have mounted a springcontrolled cover 11which serves as a closure for the opening 70 through which the pouch maybe conveniently filled with tobacco.

When it is desired to use my described pouch, and assuming that it hasbeen filled with granulated tobacco, the gate 0 is swung to one side toopen the discharge hole Z). If the tobacco has become caked or clogged,

the rod 6 is pushed down, against the force of a spring on thus causingthe plunger disk 7 to stir up the tobacco and to force a cer tainquantity through the said discharge opening, into a pipe, or cigarettepaper, or into the hand of the user of the pouch. The gate 0 is thenswung to its closed position. When the pipe or cigarette is ready to belighted, the lid 72. is raised and a match is taken from the match-box.

The thin form of the pouch makes it specially convenient for carrying inones pocket, and the notched upper end of said pouch provides aprotective chamber for the location of the plunger 6.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and wish to secure byLetters Patent A pouch, whose body portion is of an inflexiblecharacter, having a depression in its upper end portion and a closurecontrolled discharge opening in its bottom, and a plunger whose head isarranged to be normally suspended in elevated position within said pouchbody portion, in alinement with said closure controlled opening, saidplunger having its upper actuating end received within said depressionand equipped therein with a resilient member adapted to control theposition of said plunger.

CHARLES H. EDDY.

